Human Development Index vs. mean male height in El Salvador
El Salvador: Human Development Index vs. mean male height was 0.678 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human Development Index vs. mean male height in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index vs. mean male height in El Salvador stood at 0.678. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs. mean male height in El Salvador peaked at 0.678 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.523, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 132nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index vs. mean male height in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.523 | — |
| 1991 | 0.529 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.538 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.548 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.558 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.567 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.576 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.586 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.594 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.598 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.607 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.612 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.621 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.628 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.636 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.642 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.647 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.653 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.653 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.66 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.662 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.666 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.668 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.668 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.667 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.666 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.665 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.67 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.66 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.663 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.674 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.678 | +0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.678 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7675, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.678 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.777, 87% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5617 | 0.523 | 0.598 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6352 | 0.607 | 0.653 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6662 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6688 | 0.66 | 0.678 | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 129 Tuvalu 0.689 compare
- 130 Bangladesh 0.685 compare
- 130 India 0.685 compare
- 133 Equatorial Guinea 0.674 compare
- 133 Palestine 0.674 compare
- 135 Cape Verde 0.668 compare
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs. mean male height in El Salvador?
- Human development index vs. mean male height in El Salvador was 0.678 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs. mean male height recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.678 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs. mean male height recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.523 in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for human development index vs. mean male height?
- El Salvador ranks 132nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs. mean male height rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Development Index vs. mean male height. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, a good education, and a decent standard of living. Higher values indicate higher human development.